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School district · Kansas · LEAID 2005940

Emporia

Emporia spends $35,137 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Kansas districts with a reliable figure. Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Emporia come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$59,731
Est. avg teacher salary

Near benchmark

$35,137
Per-pupil spending
4,349
Students enrolled
60th
Pct. in KS
$59,731

Emporia spends $35,137 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Kansas districts with a reliable figure. Estimated average teacher salary is $59,731, below the national average of $70,245, serving 4,349 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • High per-pupil spending: Emporia spends $35,137 per pupil, in the highest third among comparable Kansas districts with a reliable figure.
  • 60th percentile for Kansas
  • 36th percentile nationally
  • 17% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Kansas ranks #37 of 49 on the salary estimate and #30 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Emporia ranks #100 of 249 Kansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #3 of 249 by per-pupil spending. Rock Creek pay #1 at $111,971 is not Moundridge spending #1 at $44,656 per pupil
  • +4.4% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Kansas median

Among 286 Kansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Emporia's instructional payroll puts 21.4% into special education , 21.4 points above the state median of 0.0%. That heavier special-education share usually means more of the teacher-salary pool is tied to IEP-driven staffing than at a typical Kansas peer.

Program Emporia KS median Gap
Regular program 74.2% 92.6% -18.4 pp
Special education 21.4% 0.0% +21.4 pp
Vocational programs 1.9% 4.6% -2.7 pp
Other programs 2.4% 0.1% +2.4 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 286 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 2005940 · FY2023.

LEAID 2005940 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Emporia F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-INLINE Near state avg RANK-ST-MID P60 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P36 national PPE-HIGH $35K/pupil ENR-MID 4,349 students INSTR-LOW 17% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Rose FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $59,731 estimated average teacher salary · P60 in Kansas · P36 nationally · 17% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Newton (+$457est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Emporia

Salary neighbourhood · Emporia

Emporia sits mid-pack among in-state peers; the chart brackets it between the top and bottom pay poles (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
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National salary distribution for Emporia

Emporia's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$59,731 36th percentile higher than 36% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Below this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Emporia $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

What stands out about Emporia

  • Estimated teacher pay here moved +4.4% between FY2019 and FY2023, trailing Kansas's statewide +15.7% by 11.3 points, a growth rate faster than 14% of the 279 Kansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 4,669 to 4,349 students (6.9% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.
  • Its per-pupil spending of $35,137 is among the highest in the nation.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$59,730.858

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Kansas price level
89.9 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$66,436

+11% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Kansas run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Kansas compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Emporia

What the Numbers Say About Emporia

Emporia is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Kansas, serving 4,349 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $35,137. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $59,731, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 2005940 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Kansas statewide average of $58,516, teacher pay in Emporia runs roughly in line with the state benchmark, a 2.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (15.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Kansas, it pays more than 60% of them. Kansas itself ranks #37 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Emporia reports $152.8M in total expenditure against $80.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 17% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $14.3M, special-education teacher pay is $4.1M.

How does Emporia compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Kansas average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Emporia $59,731
Wichita $48,876
Kansas avg $58,516
National avg $70,245

Emporia pays +22.2% more than Wichita · per-pupil $35,137 vs $17,945

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Kansas districts

On pay, Emporia sits closest to Rose Hill Public Schools; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Wamego. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Rose Hill Public Schools
  2. Newton
  3. Bonner Springs
  4. Seaman
  5. Great Bend
  6. Derby
  7. Circle
  8. Maize
  9. Auburn Washburn
  10. Clay County
  11. Mulvane
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Wamego
  2. Circle
  3. Paola
  4. Winfield
  5. Salina
  6. Concordia
  7. Piper-Kansas City
  8. Great Bend
  9. Clay County
  10. Iola
  11. Geary County Schools

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Nationwide districts with profiles like Emporia

Two out-of-state peer sets for Emporia: closest on enrollment (4,349 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($59,731 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$80.0M
Total Revenue
$152.8M
Total Expenditure
$25.6M
Instruction Salaries
17% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$14.3M
Regular Program
$4.1M
Special Education
$0.4M
Vocational
$0.5M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Emporia: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 75% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 25% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Kansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Kansas districts belongs to Rock Creek at $111,971. Emporia places 77 of 152 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Kentucky and West Virginia are the states closest to Kansas on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

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Other Kansas Districts

The bar behind each salary shows its magnitude within this Kansas sample (including Emporia). Hover or focus a value for the exact comparison.

Manhattan-Ogden
$55,707
7,066 students
Labette County
$64,486
1,557 students
Ulysses
$65,372
1,549 students
Abilene
$75,879
1,504 students
Atchison Public Schools
$49,834
1,498 students
Liberal
$57,323
4,659 students

This is a sample of 6 from 248 Kansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Emporia
What is the average teacher salary in Emporia?

The average teacher salary in Emporia is $59,731 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Emporia teacher pay compare to the Kansas average?

Emporia pays 2.1% more than the Kansas state average of $58,516. The district's average is $59,731.

How does Emporia teacher pay compare to the national average?

Emporia pays 15.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $59,731.

What is the per-pupil spending in Emporia?

Emporia spends approximately $35,137 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Emporia's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 17% of Emporia's total expenditure of $152.8M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Emporia's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.